Apply and Register for Foundation Course

Application Process

Admission into the Foundation Course is by application only and registration is limited. Applicants must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, which may be in any field of study. Exceptions may be made for those with 3-5 years of experience in a medical or allied health field such as medicine, nursing, physical therapy, health education, exercise physiology, psychotherapy, or nutrition.

There is no fee to apply to the Foundation Course. There is one application for the Foundation Course regardless of which course format you choose— In-Person or Online. To complete the application, please have a copy of your current resume or curriculum vitae readily available for upload. Click here to access the online application. Please allow two weeks for Duke Integrative Medicine to review your application and notify you of the acceptance decision. You will be notified of the acceptance decision via e-mail, at the email address you provided on your application. Application acceptances are valid for a period of 18-months from your date of acceptance.

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

In-Person Course:

January-April 2019 (Registration Closed)

Schedule:

Online orientation period begins: January 14, 2019

Onsite Module 1: January 23-26, 2019

Onsite Module 2: March 20-23, 2019

Online examination and course completion: March 24-April 5, 2019

April-June 2019

Application Deadline: March 25, 2019

Early Registration Deadline: March 15, 2019

Registration Closes: March 29, 2019

Schedule:

Online orientation period begins: April 1, 2019

Onsite Module 1: April 10-13, 2019

Onsite Module 2: June 5-8, 2019

Online examination and course completion: June 9-21, 2019

Online Course:

February-June 2019

Application Deadline: February 4, 2019

Early Registration Deadline: January 25, 2019

Registration Closes: February 8, 2019

Schedule:

Online orientation period begins: February 11, 2019

Choose Your Weekly Webinar Section:

Mondays 6:30-9:30pm Eastern Time; February 18-June 10, 2019

Tuesdays 9:30am-12:30pm Eastern Time; February 19-June 11, 2019

Note: No webinars the week of Memorial Day

Online examination and course completion: June 11-21, 2019

Additional dates coming soon

Registration Process for Accepted Applicants

Foundation Course registration is limited to accepted applicants.

Registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis and require payment in full. Acceptance into the course without registration and payment does not reserve your place in the course. We will offer a waitlist for courses that fill to maximum capacity prior to the registration deadline.

Please see the Upcoming Dates and Deadlines above for courses which are currently registering.

Registration is available online or by phone. To register online, click on the appropriate registration button located in the blue Program Information box. If you prefer to register by phone, please call 919-660-6826 or 866-313-0959 during business hours and we would be happy to assist!

The course registration fee is $4,440.00 regardless of which format you choose— In-Person or Online.

Those that register by the noted early registration deadline qualify for a 10% discount.

Duke Affiliates qualify for a 15% discount at the time of their registration. This discount is not eligible to be combined with the early registration discount. Duke Affiliates are defined as Duke Employees, Duke Registered Volunteers, and Duke Students.

Target Audience: This course is designed for health coaches and other health professionals who may work with clients on health behaviors that support overall health. These professionals may include: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, allied health professionals, and other healthcare/health and wellness specialists. All target audience members are eligible for continuing education credit upon successful completion of this course.

Continuing Education Credit Statements

In support of improving patient care, Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The designation was based upon the quality of the educational activity and its compliance with the standards and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Joint Accreditation Continuing Education Credits

Category 1: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this live activity for a maximum of 74.46 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse CE: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this activity for up to 74.46 credit hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Pharmacy: This activity is assigned Universal Activity (UAN) # for Pharmacists: 0851-0000-18-017-L04-P, and is accredited for 74.46 hours.

IACET Statement of AccreditationAs an IACET Accredited Provider, Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development is authorized by IACET to offer 7.44 CEUs for this program.

Note: All target audience members are eligible for continuing education credit upon successful completion of this course. This course does not issue certificates of attendance and does not award partial Joint Accreditation (JA) or IACET CEU continuing education credit certificates for partial attendance. Any questions regarding acceptance of JA continuing education credits by credentialing bodies, boards, or professional organizations or associations must be submitted directly to those entities.

Resolution of Conflict of Interest
Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development has implemented a process to resolve any potential conflicts of interest for each continuing education activity in order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance, and that the content is aligned with the interest of the public.

Disclosures
It is the policy of Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development to require the disclosure of anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity. All relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests and/or manufacturers must be disclosed to participants at the beginning of each activity.

April 2-June 22, 2018 (and other dates TBA)Sponsored by Duke Integrative MedicineProvided by Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development

Target Audience: This course is designed for health coaches and other health professionals who may work with clients on health behaviors that support overall health. These professionals may include: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, allied health professionals, and other healthcare/health and wellness specialists. All target audience members are eligible for continuing education credit upon successful completion of this course.

Continuing Education Credit Statements

In support of improving patient care, Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The designation was based upon the quality of the educational activity and its compliance with the standards and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Joint Accreditation Continuing Education Credits

Category 1: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this live activity for a maximum of 77.96 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse CE: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this activity for up to 77.96 credit hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Pharmacy: This activity is assigned Universal Activity (UAN) # for Pharmacists: 0851-0000-18-017-L04-P, and is accredited for 77.96 hours.

IACET Statement of AccreditationAs an IACET Accredited Provider, Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development is authorized by IACET to offer 7.8 CEUs for this program.

Note: All target audience members are eligible for continuing education credit upon successful completion of this course. This course does not issue certificates of attendance and does not award partial Joint Accreditation (JA) or IACET CEU continuing education credit certificates for partial attendance. Any questions regarding acceptance of JA continuing education credits by credentialing bodies, boards, or professional organizations or associations must be submitted directly to those entities.

Resolution of Conflict of Interest
Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development has implemented a process to resolve any potential conflicts of interest for each continuing education activity in order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance, and that the content is aligned with the interest of the public.

Disclosures
It is the policy of Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development to require the disclosure of anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity. All relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests and/or manufacturers must be disclosed to participants at the beginning of each activity.